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Common Mistakes
Common Mistakes
Few days ago I met him at the station.
A few days ago I met him at the station.
With the few money they gave me I was unable to buy fresh food.
With the little money they gave me I was unable to buy fresh food.
He knows a little about this subject, almost nothing in fact.
He knows little about this subject, almost nothing in fact.
Little people have seen this film.
Few people have seen this film.
We only have a few informations on this.
We only have a little information on this.
Correct Form
Correct Form
Few people know this. = Hardly anyone / Almost no one knows about this.
A few people know this. = Some people know this, but not many.
Little has been done to help the poor. = Not enough / Very very little has been done.
A little has been done to help the poor. = Something has been done, so a minimum amount of progress is being made.
Guidelines
Guidelines
a little and little + singular uncountable noun.
a few and few + plural noun.
a little means ‘something but not (too) much’; a few is the plural equivalent of a little.
little means ‘almost nothing’, few means ‘almost none’. Both few and little underline a negative situation.
Practice
Practice
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